Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Chamber of Commerce, Dexter Parks and Recreation and the Dexter Public Schools held a ribbon cutting for the major improvements made at the baseball field at East City Park on Saturday, March 11, 2017.

Improvements included adding a grass infield, adding a net backstop stretching from dugout to dugout, redoing the backstop with breck facade, enlarging the dugouts to include a short fence, and dugouts are now made of block with locking gates at the entrances.  Other improvements were revamping the bullpens and adding concrete pads under the existing bleachers.

On hand were city officials, current Dexter High School Bearcat baseball players, and former Dexter baseball players.

Shown in the photo are former Dexter High School baseball players: Aaron Mathis, Ken Rinehart, Caleb Miller, John Stephens, Josh Miller, Mark Nea, Mark Becker, Scott Kruse, Chase Kennedy, Cody Boyer, Jason Mayer, Coach A.J. Nugent, Bryan Becker, Aaron Pixley, Darren Hillis, Blake Horton, Josh Dowdy, Michael Hobbs, Darrin Burnett, Greg Pieffer, Brian Bess, and James Sneed.

Former DHS Coach A.J. Nugent threw out a ceremonial pitch at the baseball field.  Mark Stidham, City Administrator, along with Dexter School Board President Rick Williams addressed the large crowd.